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Fifteen people have been convicted and sentenced to a total of 175 years in prison for their roles in a Kokomo drug trafficking investigation.
The convictions followed a two-year drug trafficking investigation conducted by the Kokomo Police Department Drug Task Force, Drug Enforcement Administration and other law enforcement partners in 2020. According to court documents, the investigation would eventually lead to the arrest of fifteen people on several drug trafficking-related charges. During the arrests, law enforcement officers reported seizing approximately 18.3 pounds of methamphetamine, 171 grams of fentanyl, 48 grams of heroin. $95,664 in U.S. Currency and 11 firearms were also confiscated.
The following individuals, all of Kokomo, were charged and have been sentenced to federal prison:
Demario Baker, 34, sentenced to 25 years in prison for the distribution of methamphetamine
Shawn Brent, 45, sentenced to 17.5 years in prison for the possession with the intent to distribute meth
Deriq Watters, 33, sentenced to 21 years and 10 months in prison for the possession with the intent to distribute meth
Janie Maxieson, 56, sentenced to 15 years in prison for the possession with the intent to distribute meth
Eddie Maxieson, 52, sentenced to 15 years in prison for the possession with the intent to distribute meth
Carl Chandler, 44, sentenced to 15 years in prison for the possession with intent to distribute meth
Zachary Burkhead, 38, sentenced to 14 years and 2 months in prison for the conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of meth
Cody Long, 27, sentenced to 11 years in prison for the distribution of meth
Jerry Glenn, 36, sentenced to 11 years in prison for the possession with intent to distribute meth
Cassandra Shepard, 42, sentenced to 10 years in prison for the conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of meth
Shaquille Cannon, 32, sentenced to 7 years and 8 months in prison for the conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of meth
Cynthia Ponder, 37, sentenced to 5 years in prison for the possession with intent to distribute meth
Amy Lowe, 33, sentenced to 5 years in prison for the distribution of meth
Sirtorry Carr, 33, sentenced to 3 years in prison with 1 month served for a felon in possession of a firearm
Matthew Vance, 32, sentenced to 3 years and 10 months in prison for possession with the intent to distribute meth.
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